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64 18 July 2010 ● THENEWPAPER ONSUNDAY s p o r t s KENNETH CHEW [email protected] Y OU’LLnever win anyth ing withkids. Tha t was Scott ish pun d it A l an Hansen’s scything comment after Man- chester United had crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on the first day of the 1995-1996 Premie r Leagu e season . But 12 months later, Hansen was forced to eat his words after Sir Alex Ferguson’s young teamcelebrate d a League and Cupdouble. FERGIEKNOWS THE likes of the Neville brothers (Gary and Phil), Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs would shoot to prominence that sea- son, and form the backbone of the United side foryear s tocome. Fast-forward 14 years, and the signs are there that history looks set to repeat itself, with a suspicious lack of trans fer activity throu gh the revol vinggates of OldTrafford . AsrivalsChelseaand cros s-tow n foesMan- chester City hog the headlines by splashing out millions on glitzy new superstars, Fergie has come out to speak of yet another assault on thetitle forthe RedDevil s,spear hea dedby yout h thisupcomingseason. TRADITION “THE history of Manchester United is quite simple. It’s always been based on young peo- ple, and that’s where we’re more comforta- ble,”Fergusontold The Mirror. Assuch, the RedDevils have al wayshad an emphasis on producing players through the yout h system. “It’s a fantastically satisfying thing,” said Ferguson. An d wit h onl y a cou pl e of relat ive ly low-k ey arriv als at Old Trafford during the off-season, the club’s promising youngsters will be given the opportunities to take cen- tre-stage, guided by several established veter- ansalong theway. CLASS OF 2010 MEXICAN strik ing sensa tion Javier Hernan- dez could not have arrived at a better time, with Dimitar Berbato v and Michael Owen havin g neverconvincedat OldTrafford. Ferguson will hope Hernandez can repli- cate his scintillating performances in South Africa for the Red Devils, and help take some weigh t off theshouldersof WayneRooney. Likewise, the promising duo of Federico Mach eda and Danny Welbec k will look to reigni te theirpromisi ng, if stop- startcareers . Thegoalsc orin g resp onsi bili tiesat OldTraf- ford certainly look to be in good hands for yearsto come. Doubts however, hang over the futures of defensive stalwarts Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdi- nandand GaryNeville. Assuch, £7 mill ion centr e-hal f ChrisSmall- ing recruit looks set to be the future at the heart of the United defence, alongside Jonny Evans and the Brazilian twins, fullbacks Ra- faeland Fabio. In midfield, Sir Alex has earmarked Evans’ younger brother Corry and Oliver Gill, along- side the more established Darron Gibson as amongthe play ers to watc h thisseason. The youngsters have already impressed in pre-season, with a pair of late strikes from Welbeck and Tom Cleverley, another promis- ing midfielder who starred at Watford on loan last season, sealing a 3-1 win against Scottish gia ntsCelt icon tou r inCanada. EvenFergie has spo ken of the impr obabil i- ty that an entire crop of youngsters would emerge together again as they did in the mid 1990s , but the talent is undou bted in this “Clas s of 2010”. So will they be good enough to reclaim the EPL title from Chelsea or even rock cash-rich cros s-town rival s Manc hesterCity? Onlytime willtell. YOUNGDEVIL S STAR IN3-1 WINAGAI NSTCELTI C /Pa ge62 Si r Al ex wil l ba nk on yo un g ta le nt to sp ur Ma n Un it ed th is se as on GOLF BREAKTHROUGH: Dan ny Chi a is fir st Mal ays ian to mak e the cut at Bri tis h Ope n. Pa ge 51 DE AL OF F: Man ny-M ayweathe r Jr boxing show down canc elle d as latt er fail s to res pond. Pag e 55 THENAND NOW: Abov e, the Fergie Fledglings of1993 . Doyou recognise Beckham, Scholes, Buttand theNeville brothers?Left, some ofthe star letsof 2010 . PICTURES: ACTIO NIMAGES,AP NO KIDDING Publis hedandprintedby Singa porePressHolding sLimited.Co.Regn.No.19840286 8E.A membe rof AuditBurea uof Circu lation sSingapore .CustomerServic e (Circ ulatio n):6388-3 838,circs @sph. com.s g,Fax 6746 -192 5.
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64 18 July 2010 ● THENEWPAPERONSUNDAY
s p o r t s
KENNETHCHEW
Y OU’LLnever win anything withkids.
That was Scottish pundit AlanHansen’s scything comment after Man-
chester United had crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on the first day of the 1995-1996Premier League season.
But 12 months later, Hansen was forced toeat his words after Sir Alex Ferguson’s young teamcelebrated a League and Cupdouble.
FERGIEKNOWS
THE likes of the Neville brothers (Gary andPhil), Paul Scholes, David Beckham and RyanGiggs would shoot to prominence that sea-son, and form the backbone of the Unitedside foryears tocome.
Fast-forward 14 years, and the signs arethere that history looks set to repeat itself,
with a suspicious lack of transfer activity through the revolvinggates of OldTrafford.
AsrivalsChelseaand cross-town foesMan-chester City hog the headlines by splashing out millions on glitzy new superstars, Fergiehas come out to speak of yet another assaulton thetitle forthe RedDevils,spearheadedby
youth thisupcomingseason.
TRADITION
“THE history of Manchester United is quitesimple. It’s always been based on young peo-ple, and that’s where we’re more comforta-ble,”Fergusontold The Mirror.
Assuch, the RedDevils have alwayshad anemphasis on producing players through the
youth system.“It’s a fantastically satisfying thing,” said
Ferguson.
And with only a couple of relatively low-key arrivals at Old Trafford during theoff-season, the club’s promising youngsters
will be given the opportunities to take cen-tre-stage, guided by several established veter-ansalong theway.
CLASSOF2010
MEXICAN striking sensation Javier Hernan-dez could not have arrived at a better time,
with Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owenhaving neverconvincedat OldTrafford.
Ferguson will hope Hernandez can repli-cate his scintillating performances in South
Africa for the Red Devils, and help take some weight off theshouldersof WayneRooney.
Likewise, the promising duo of FedericoMacheda and Danny Welbeck will look toreignite theirpromising, if stop-startcareers.
Thegoalscoring responsibilitiesat OldTraf-ford certainly look to be in good hands for
yearsto come.
Doubts however, hang over the futures of defensive stalwarts Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdi-nandand GaryNeville.
Assuch, £7 million centre-half ChrisSmall-
ing recruit looks set to be the future at theheart of the United defence, alongside Jonny Evans and the Brazilian twins, fullbacks Ra-faeland Fabio.
In midfield, Sir Alex has earmarked Evans’ younger brother Corry and Oliver Gill, along-side the more established Darron Gibson asamongthe players to watch thisseason.
The youngsters have already impressed inpre-season, with a pair of late strikes from
Welbeck and Tom Cleverley, another promis-ing midfielder who starred at Watford on loanlast season, sealing a 3-1 win against ScottishgiantsCelticon tour inCanada.
EvenFergie has spoken of the improbabili-ty that an entire crop of youngsters wouldemerge together again as they did in the mid1990s, but the talent is undoubted in this“Class of 2010”.
So will they be good enough to reclaim theEPL title from Chelsea or even rock cash-richcross-town rivals ManchesterCity?
Onlytime willtell.
YOUNGDEVILSSTARIN3-1 WINAGAINSTCELTIC/Page62
Sir Alexwill bankon young talent to spur Man United this season
GOLFBREAKTHROUGH: Danny Chia is first Malaysianto make thecutat British Open.Page51
DEALOFF: Manny-Mayweather Jr boxing showdowncancelled as latter fails to respond.Page55
THENAND
NOW:Above, theFergieFledglingsof1993.DoyourecogniseBeckham,Scholes,Buttand theNeville
brothers?Left,someofthestarletsof 2010.
PICTURES: ACTIONIMAGES,AP
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